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WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 02-09-2005 10:07

Ok, for those of you who have a Gmail account, you may have noticed, that the invites went from 5 to 50! Mine did.

Who wants a Gmail account? Just post here, or send me a mail at webshaman@gmail.com

viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Lago Paranoá
Insane since: May 2002

posted posted 02-09-2005 11:10

andre at viol dot net

TIA

WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 02-09-2005 13:26

Sent.

Nolp
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Bedfordshire, UK
Insane since: Aug 2002

posted posted 02-09-2005 15:40

Heh, i just noticed that on my account.

There's not many people i know now that don't already have a gmail account

Nolp

krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Right-dead center
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 02-09-2005 15:42

I also have 50.

Why are they even bothering with the invite system anymore is my question?

:::11oh1:::

Nemesis
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Uranus
Insane since: Aug 2003

posted posted 02-09-2005 16:11

I don't know....

Seems to keep everyone discussing it though

Jason

WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 02-09-2005 16:13
quote:
Why are they even bothering with the invite system anymore is my question?



Good question. I mean, 50 invites??!! Might as well give them out for free.

*shrugs*

Anyone want a Gmail account?

Iron Wallaby
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: USA
Insane since: May 2004

posted posted 02-09-2005 16:19

I wonder if I could RAID a gmailfs...

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
"Any sufficiently arcane magic is indistinguishable from technology." -- P. David Lebling

GRUMBLE
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Omicron Persei 8
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted posted 02-09-2005 17:50

ROFL.

RammStein
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: cEll 513, west wing of the ninth plain
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 02-09-2005 17:54

I'd like one .. please send to

rammstein0071 at yahoo dot com

hehe .. had to copy viol

viol clever bro .. I like it

.::. cEll .::. 513

Emperor
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Cell 53, East Wing
Insane since: Jul 2001

posted posted 02-09-2005 19:14
quote:
RammStein said:

I'd like one .. please send to

rammstein0071 at yahoo dot com

hehe .. had to copy viol

viol clever bro .. I like it



Invite away - I have 50 too

[edit: oops I refrshed the page and sent you another invite - I'm sure you'll find something to do with it.]

I assume the sheer number of invites knocking around mean that they may never officially launch it'll just reach a point where everyone who wants one will have one (or three - I might send myself some more invites).

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(Edited by Emperor on 02-09-2005 19:15)

viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Lago Paranoá
Insane since: May 2002

posted posted 02-09-2005 21:10

Thanks WebShaman, my gmail is up and running.

Have you guys seen this?
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4405.html

Probably yes but it doesn't hurt mentioning it again, if this is the case.
My Gmail Drive is working okay also. Nice stuff.

WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 02-09-2005 21:56

I take it Ramm, that Emps sent you an invite? Let me know, or else I will send you one!



Np viol.

Nimraw
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Sthlm, Sweden
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 02-09-2005 22:27

I would need one quite desperatly.

The spam level on my hotmail accounts have gone through the roof since new years.. the usual spam but with large attachments.

Anyone got a spare invite and I'd be very thankful.

address: n i m r a w @ h o t m a i l . c o m
(don't know if this has any effect save for the dumbest robots, but whatever )

Veneficuz
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: A graveyard of dreams
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 02-10-2005 00:57

Nimraw: invite sent

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Emperor
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Cell 53, East Wing
Insane since: Jul 2001

posted posted 02-10-2005 05:19
quote:
viol said:

Thanks WebShaman, my gmail is up and running.

Have you guys seen this?
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4405.html

Probably yes but it doesn't hurt mentioning it again, if this is the case.
My Gmail Drive is working okay also. Nice stuff.



Ooooooo I'm going to have to try that out tomorrow - I wonder if I can set up a separate account for files?

This gPopper looks interesting too:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4278.html

I wonder if it could be setup to access all my Gmail accounts?

More things for tomorrow.

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if I went 'round saying I was an Emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

redroy
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: 1393
Insane since: Dec 2003

posted posted 02-10-2005 08:43

I don't know about anybody else but I had a hard time getting rid of my 6 invites... everytime I gave away one or two it would just reload me to 6 invites... I'll never even come close to giving away 50.

Nimraw
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Sthlm, Sweden
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 02-10-2005 08:57

Thanks WS and Veneficiuz.

Now I'm up and running

Rinswind 2th
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 02-10-2005 10:43

Well if some on has an invite left, i like to have one too.
Send it to my special spam adres: tomtrap@xs4all.nl thank you very much.

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WebShaman
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Happy Hunting Grounds...
Insane since: Mar 2001

posted posted 02-10-2005 10:52

Sent!

Rinswind 2th
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 02-11-2005 01:08

Thank you, it took some time before i got back at my computer....now i am ready to go.

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RammStein
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: cEll 513, west wing of the ninth plain
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 02-11-2005 08:29

yeah WS .. Emps sent two .. hehe .. thanks guys

.::. cEll .::. 513

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 02-12-2005 08:54

Funny... aside from the first two that I got I never got any more invites...


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RammStein
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: cEll 513, west wing of the ninth plain
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 02-12-2005 08:55

I guess since we got invited we can't invite other people ourselves?

.::. cEll .::. 513

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 02-12-2005 11:20

well, I didn't get invited. I got my gmail account becuase I was a regular blogger user. I soon recieved 2 invites that I gave to 2 of my friends, and after that I got nothing else.


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(Edited by Skaarjj on 02-12-2005 11:38)

templar654
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Beyond that line...
Insane since: Apr 2004

posted posted 02-13-2005 04:16

50 invites... just noticed I think Google have intentions of gobling up Yahoo! and Hotmail... so far so good. Either that or they figured instead of giving them randomly just through a truckload at everyone!!!

synax
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Cell 666
Insane since: Mar 2002

posted posted 02-13-2005 04:31

Jesus... I have 100 invites. Plenty to spare

velvetrose
Paranoid (IV) Mad Librarian

From: overlooking the bay
Insane since: Apr 2001

posted posted 02-16-2005 14:07

i also have 50 invites now.. let me know if you need one

White Hawk
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: out of nowhere...
Insane since: May 2004

posted posted 02-16-2005 22:02

Here's an idea - what if they are handing out a specific number of invites in order to observe:

1) ...trends in usage and numbers with each exponential increase in potential users.

2) ...product reliability/performance within predictable maximum usage limits.

WarMage
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Rochester, New York, USA
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 02-16-2005 22:27

Because when an invite comes from someone, you are generally going to be able to limit the account creation for use with spam. It becomes one step harder to create an account for spam sending. And it is then easy to follow the chain of the accounts setup to remove all accounts relating to a spammer.

It follows, oh look, all these accounts under personx are used for spamming, lets just prune this brance, and bye bye spam.

Another way this works is that it allows google to track a whole crap load of information, this can go a long way into explaining how people use the web, without ever having to look at the actual content. Just tracking the numbers of emails sent from any given withing a given sub-tree, that would be amazing. I would love to see a tree representation of the email network.

I can't even imagine what what kind of predictive models could be created by this kind of information. This is a dataminer's fantasy, and I am not talking the kind the harvests you information to sell, I am talking about those who sit in universities doing research.

Dan @ Code Town

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

posted posted 02-16-2005 22:36

yeah........i just noticed i have 50. still got all 50 too. So.........anyone else need one or 20?

Later,

C:\



(Edited by CPrompt on 02-16-2005 22:40)

White Hawk
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: out of nowhere...
Insane since: May 2004

posted posted 02-16-2005 22:49

WarMage - that is a fantastic idea and logical assumption.

*imagines the number weirdness shrubbery with awe*

rotren
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Camrose, Alberta, Canada, Hörnefors, Väs
Insane since: Jun 2000

posted posted 02-17-2005 19:34

Does anyone know when Google plan to take Gmail out BETA? It's been in BETA for quite a while now, eh?

Vital Effect Web Design

WarMage
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Rochester, New York, USA
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 02-17-2005 20:01

The better question is "Does google ever take something out of beta?"

Dan @ Code Town

Ebopedoce
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: 49 16 North, 123 07 West.
Insane since: Nov 2004

posted posted 02-17-2005 22:01

Oo! me, I want one. pentolpen at yahoo dot ca

CPrompt
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: there...no..there.....
Insane since: May 2001

posted posted 02-17-2005 22:29

edopedoce, invite sent

Later,

C:\

Rinswind 2th
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Den Haag: The Royal Residence
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 02-23-2005 01:06

Well it seems that you get 50 invites anyway what ever you do. I did not use the gmail acount untill know (only 2 test mails) and i got 50 invites already....

Getting something out of beta, anypne remembers how long icq was in beta??? They might be the record holder as far as i know

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BeeKay
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: North Carolina mountains
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 02-23-2005 02:57

May I have an invite?

bee_kay at yahoo dot com

Cell Number: 494 / Inkstick

xcFeRiNiZeDcc
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: U.S.
Insane since: Jan 2004

posted posted 02-23-2005 05:07
quote:
BeeKay said:

May I have an invite?

bee_kay at yahoo dot com



I sent you an invite, to my understanding yahoo is notorious for filtering stuff as junkmail, so if you don't see it check your junkmail folder.

BeeKay
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: North Carolina mountains
Insane since: Dec 2000

posted posted 02-24-2005 02:23

Got it. Gracias!

Cell Number: 494 / Inkstick

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